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Getting Through the Grieving Process

Dealing with the passing of a loved one is never easy—the emotions that accompany this kind of loss are always overwhelming. Thankfully, there are many effective strategies for getting through the grieving process. Use these tips to prepare yourself for the burial service and beyond.

• Embrace Every Emotion: The grieving process can incite a wide range of powerful emotions. Feelings as diverse as anger and guilt may constantly collide after the loss of a loved one. It may be difficult, but you should allow yourself to experience each of these feelings. This emotional rollercoaster may be confusing, but repressing an emotion could keep you locked in the grieving process for much longer than necessary.
   
• Seek Outside Support: You should never go through grief on your own. Instead, seek comfort in the arms of understanding friends and family members. Sharing your emotions with others who feel the same can help put you at ease about your grief. The act of supporting another person’s grieving process may also help you move forward.

• Find Healthy Outlets: Bottling up your emotions is counterproductive—the only way to overcome and accept your emotions is to face them directly. Some people simply need to talk about their emotions with friends and family members. Others use artistic mediums to express their grief. For example, a grieving individual may find comfort in designing a memorial slideshow for the funeral. Find a strategy that helps you put your emotions in perspective and use it throughout the grieving process.
   
• Consider Professional Help: For many, the grief that follows the loss of a loved one can be too difficult to overcome just with friends and family. In cases like these, the assistance of a professional therapist can be a great help with moving through the grieving process. Don’t feel ashamed or embarrassed about seeking assistance—therapists helps thousands of Americans cope with grief each year.

Planning a funeral is another important part of the grieving process. The staff members of Skylawn Memorial Park of San Mateo understand that your family is facing a tough time and will work hard to accommodate your needs. Call us at (650) 288-0559 for more information.

Tips for Getting Through Grief

Nothing can compare to the sadness that follows the loss of a loved one. Everyone’s grief process is different, but this video offers general advice for dealing with loss. Review these healthy living tips from LiveStrong.com to find peace after the loss of a loved one.

Managing the grief process is one of the most difficult challenges that a person can face. The psychologist in this clip suggests that viewers grieve with family members or in a support group. He also suggests healthy expressions of grief through journaling or art. Watch this video to learn more about coping with loss.

Planning a heartfelt memorial service is another way to move forward through grief. The staff at San Mateo’s Skylawn Memorial Park can help you arrange the memorial your loved one deserves. Call us at (650) 288-0559 for information on burial services and cremation.

Skylawn Was a Proud Gold Circle Sponsor at Seniors' Night Out!

Senior Coastsiders Thanks:

Mistress of Ceremonies - Nancy Stern

Entertainment by: Mark Health, Erin Berkowitz and Robert Church, Nancy Margulies and Dasha Bogdanova

Poem by: Kathy Rehm

Decorations by: Cris Keeney, Judy Hagan, Molly Duff

Dinner: Spring Green Salad, Rolls and Butter, Chicken Roulade with Spinach, Sundried Tomatoes and Capers, Medley of In-Season Roasted Veggies, Smashed Sweet Potatoes, Strawberry Shortcake with Berries and Cream

 

Sponsors-

Gold Circle:

• Half Moon Bay Lions Club
• Colleen Hollenbeck
• Carla-Ruth Morgan in Memory of Vic Tigerman
• Seton Medical Center
• Skylawn Memorial Parl

Silver Circle:

• Tom and Carolyn Barnes 
• Curley & Reds Auto Service
• Trudy Keltz in Memory of Justine Kirin
• Ted & Marita Leth
• Judy & Denise O'Leary
• Sam's Chowder House
• The Talent Fund-Joni Williamson
• United American Bank

Bronze Circle:

• Bay City Flowers
• Bay World Travel-Ginger Minoletti
• Suzanne Black in Memory of Delores Sims
• Half Moon Bay Lodge
• Edward Jones-Chris Devcich
• Ellen Joseph in Honor of Lucine Joseph
• Jack and Ruth Lemein
• Patricia Muller
• Elaine Rotty in Memory of her Parents
• Naomi & Howard Patridge in Memory Noye Imamura
• Lucille Farrar
• Alice & Ed Stanley in Memory of Our Parents

Individual Sponsors:

• Al & Eda Adreveno
• Bodmann Insurance
• Duartes-Ron & Lyn Duarte
• Patricia Foster
• Jack & Charise McHugh
• Moonside Bakery
• Greg Jones Roofing
• David Maahas, DDS
• Anne Minoletti in Honor of Audrey Whalen
• Silvio Modeno
• Robert Moody, DDS
• John C Moon, DDS
• Patti & Peter Motta
• Sunrise Painting-Robert Dragony
• Margaret & Ramon Vaghn
• Los Ninos Nursery School-Tom Whiting

 

Why You Should Consider Using Skylawn Memorial Park

When the time comes to plan a loved one’s funeral or pre-plan your own, you will have a number of options to choose from. Skylawn Memorial Park, a funeral home in San Mateo, has experience planning funerals for people of all different cultural and religious backgrounds.

Culturally Diverse Burial and Cremation Services

Regardless of your religion, your cultural or family traditions, or the nature of your wishes for your loved one’s funeral, Skylawn Memorial Park in San Mateo can work with you to carry out a beautiful and memorable funeral service. Our staff is multilingual and our memorial park has gardens that are inspired by Chinese, Korean, Filipino, Spanish, and Jewish cultural traditions.

Comfortable Atmosphere

In addition to Skylawn Memorial Park’s serene hillside setting, we have a caring and knowledgeable staff and a wide range of amenities that make people feel comfortable planning funerals with us. We are proud to provide members of our community with access to our grief counseling center, flower shop, childcare and kitchen facilities, and rooms that can be used for family meetings, viewings of DVD tributes, and more.

Availability of Personalized Services

Our wide range of service offerings include:

• Traditional Ground Burials
• Ground Cremation Burials
• Private Mausoleum Estates
• Community Mausoleum Crypts
• Columbarium Niches
• Double Depth Lawn Crypts
• Custom Ground Estates
• Scenic and Inspiring Scattering Areas

No matter how you would like your loved one to be laid to rest, we can help you feel confident that the funeral is carried out in accordance with your loved one’s wishes.

Active Engagement in the Community

In addition to providing the San Mateo community with a full range of funeral services, Skylawn Memorial Park supports local causes and hosts community meetings, cultural performances, and other local events that engage members of the community.

Skylawn Memorial Park aims to provide you with the opportunity to memorialize your loved one in the way that he or she would have wanted. Call (650) 288-0559 to arrange a meeting with a member of our compassionate, dedicated, and experienced staff.

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